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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Good evening, readers, and Happy New Year!! This is my one and only "best of 2013" post! They are intimidating and take loads of time, which I haven't had much of for this holiday break. Maybe I'll work on that more for next year.

Are you ready? It was really hard to narrow down, as this makes my 276th post of the year. They aren't all nail art, but I did strive to kick up the nail art half way through the year so I had a lot to choose from.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Good morning, readers! Today I have a review of a different type of nail wrap for you today! Usually, I review the "real nail polish" strips like the ones from Incoco and Sally Hansen. Jamberry, however, is an entirely different type of nail strip. These are thicker and use heat and pressure to apply to the nail.

Friday, December 27, 2013

Good afternoon, readers! I hope you all had a great Christmas (if your family celebrates). We really did and yesterday I was a busy bee taking down the decorations and tree so I could walk in my livingroom again! Those toys were making me crazy! Haha.

Anyway, Today's post is a matte purple skittlette! I've used a lot of samples I needed to review in this post so try to stick with me until the end and hear about all of the stuff I used!

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Hello, readers! Merry Christmas Eve! We have a lot of fun family time planned today and tomorrow so this won't be a long post (and there won't be one tomorrow.) For us, Christmas is fun with Santa coming to visit; but ultimately we are celebrating the birth of our Savior: Jesus Christ. I really wanted my official Christmas Eve/Christmas Day nail art to reflect that instead of more cute Christmas trees, snowmen, elves, presents, etc. It is CHRISTmas after all.

I decided to free hand a bit of the nativity scene on one hand, with just Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. On the other hand, I've done a glowing cross. I think this could be a favorite mani of mine!

Monday, December 23, 2013

Hello, readers! My five year old, Hailey, has been wishing for Santa to bring her a snow globe this year, so I thought it would be a cute idea for some nail art! There are so many different snow globes out there, but I did some simple objects in the center of mine since they had to be so tiny.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Good morning, readers! I recently chopped my nails down and thought of this cute nail art idea that, to me, looked better on my shorter nails because it more closely resembled the peppermint swirl candy shape. Of course, I had to add some texture, as it's one of my favorite nail trends right now!

Friday, December 20, 2013

Hello, readers! Today is my 27th birthday! It took me the longest time to just decide on a mani to wear today but I am happy with these! I decided to go with some of my favorite things: teal, purple, gradient, Lynnderella Mermaid Magic, skittlette, and texture!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Good morning, readers! I know it's a bit early for New Year's nail art, but I wanted to share these water decals with you soon in case you wanted to order some to use for this year! If you missed it, you should check out my simple Tutorial Tuesday post on Christmas water decals! These are also made by Moon Sugar Decals so they work the same as the tutorial post.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Good morning, readers! Last week, the hubby and I went to a Christmas party for his work and I had to find something fun to do on my nails! Unfortunately, my dress was teal with a black sheer overlay so I didn't go with the typical Christmas nail art and colors even though I wanted to. Instead, I did a design that matched the dress!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Good morning, readers! As promised in my Swatch Saturday post, today I have some nail art using 2 Zoya Naturel Collection polishes! The collection makes for wonderful color combos and I knew I wanted to pair some up for a gradient and stamp over it.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Good morning, readers! I have another swatch post today for you! Dandy Nails just released a new collection. It is called DandyGraphic and it is 5 holographic shades! They are gorgeous and have amazing coverage!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Good morning, readers! I have a special Swatch Saturday post today. This is my first official review for Zoya! I am still so excited they brought me on board to share news and reviews with you all! Yay!!

The Naturel Collection is a new set of neutral nudes with a pink undertone that only need 2 coats for full coverage! That was surprising to me as most nudes I've used in the past need 3 or more coats. I love how all 6 shades can be worn in combinations together and I can't wait to show you a look I created with nail art on Monday using 2 of these new polishes!

Friday, December 13, 2013

Good morning readers, and Happy Friday!! I have my husband's work Christmas Party tonight, but I still have no idea what I'm wearing on my nails. Hopefully I'll post on that next week!

Today is the final day of Red, Gold, and Green Week with The Digit-al Dozen! This is a super sparkly mani with the classic elf attire. The hat on my index, the dress spread out on both my middle and ring fingers, and finally the stockings and shoes on my pinky nail!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Good morning readers! It's Day 4 of Red, Gold, and Green week with The Digit-al Dozen! Are you feeling in the Christmas spirit yet? Today's manicure is a simple stamping, but as I recently received my order from Moyou London, I couldn't wait to try out the Festive Plate I ordered!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Good morning, readers! Are you enjoying Red, Gold, and Green Week with The Digit-al Dozen yet? Today's manicure is a grunge look with the classic Christmas color palette! Inspired by Chalkboard Nails' tutorial again, as with my distressed feather nails, this technique really works for any color combo!

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's Day 2 of Red, Gold, and Green Week with The Digit-al Dozen! Today's design is another Christmas themed one, and I think it's my second favorite of the week. (At this rate, I'll put them in order of favorites to least favorites, so no one needs to come check out my least favorite on Friday, right? ha).

Monday, December 9, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's time for this month's Digit-al Dozen nail art week! The theme is Red, Gold, and Green. As you can imagine, that means I'm planning mostly Christmas themed nail art for you. So far, today's mani is my favorite of the week. I was inspired by this half moon mani wreath post that Sarah from Chalkboard Nails did 2 years ago. I still can't believe it took me this long to recreate it my own way!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Hello, readers! Today, I have 5 new shades from the Nicole by OPI Modern Family Holiday Collection! Three shimmering nail lacquers and 2 multidimensional glitters make great combos for your special holiday occasions this year!

Friday, December 6, 2013

Good morning, readers! TGIF! Next week starts Red, Green, and Gold Week with The Digit-al Dozen so this weekend I have some swatches to show you! Today's post features 4 of the 7 new Mirror Metallics from SinfulColors!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's December, so you will be seeing a ton of Christmas themed nail art this month! Today's nail art is really fun and I think it is easy enough for anyone to do because it uses tape instead of hand painting any designs! I've used 3 of the new OPI Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 polishes for this look.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Good afternoon, readers! I recently received some adorable Christmas water decals from Moon Sugar Decals and realized that I had never used water decals before. They are easy to use but I thought a simple step by step may be helpful for any other first-timers like myself! Also, at the end of this post I have a COUPON CODE for you!

Nicole by OPI is releasing 4 new top coats and treatments in 2014. Below is the press release:

Nicole by OPI Launches 4 NEW Top Coats & Treatments for 2014

Nicole by OPI announces four new Top Coats & Treatments for 2014 –essentials for a perfect at-home manicure. Developed and inspired by OPI’s in-salon favorites, the line includes Oil to Go; 3-in-1 Base, Top Coat & Strengthener;Quick Dry Top Coat; and Matte Top Coat.

Packaged in a leak-proof tube,Oil to Gokeeps cuticles soft and smooth on the go.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Hello, readers! I am so excited to announce that OPI has accepted me into their OPI Blogger Network!! This may be the very most exciting thing to happen to me since I've started Adventures In Acetone. That means I'll be bringing you news, press samples, and reviews for the upcoming OPI and Nicole by OPI Collections.

Today's post is on the entire limited edition 18 polish OPI Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Collection! It has 6 Liquid Sand textured shades and 12 glitters, cremes, and shimmers. They are all gorgeous!

Friday, November 29, 2013

Hello, readers! I hope my American readers had a great Thanksgiving! We sure did, and today was busy as well so I am later than expected getting this post up. Paint Box Polish just released a new polish collection inspired by the women of Harry Potter. I have 3 of them to share with you tonight!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Hello, readers! I have another fun mani I wore using Messy Mansion stamp plate MM14. This time, I was inspired by birds at sunset, silhouettes of them on telephone wires and tree tops. Did you see my other mani using MM14, the Distressed Feather Nail Art? There are so many different images on this plate, I can't wait to show how I've used them all!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Hello, readers! It's almost Thanksgiving, so I decided to do another tutorial in case you are still looking for ideas of Turkey Day nails! Last year, I did the Turkey Nail Art Tutorial, and this year I'm adding to it with a simple Pilgrim hat!

Monday, November 25, 2013

Good morning, readers! I recently received some awesome stamping plates from Messy Mansion to review for you, so today's post is the first of many that you will see in the near future using this plate: MM14.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's an exciting day here in Doctor Who fandom, the big 50th Anniversary special airs in about 5.5 hours and I can't wait!!! A bunch of us bloggers decided to do a big collaboration of manis to celebrate Doctor Who today! So don't forget to check out the others at the bottom of my post. Spread the Doctor Who love!

I've tried to recreate the Exploding TARDIS painting by Van Gogh in the episoded called The Pandorica Opens.

Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY! Woohoo! Unfortunately, that means its the final day of Sea Lore FALLing For Nemo Week, but I've had a great time! I love this collection and inspiration behind it. These would be a great holiday gift for a fellow Finding Nemo fan (anyone else anxiously awaiting the release of Finding Dory?!).

The final polish is called Crushin' It, inspired by the sea turtle named Crush that found Marlin and Dory and helped them ride the EAC (East Australian Current) to get to Nemo.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Good morning, readers! I hope you are enjoying this week on Adventures In Acetone showcasing the new collection by Sea Lore Polish called FALLing For Nemo! Click these links if you missed any of the other polishes earlier this week: Nemo-tional, A-DORY-ble, and Bruce-ally Honest.

Today's post is on Air Nigel, inspired by the fun pelican that brought Marlin and Dory to find Nemo!

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's day 3 of Sea Lore FALLing for Nemo Week! Today's polish is inspired by the lovable, yet dangerous, shark named Bruce! If you missed the last 2 posts, go check out Nemo-tional and A-DORY-ble!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Hello, readers! Are you ready for the next polish in the new Sea Lore FALLing for Nemo Collection? Day 2 features the polish inspired by Dory: A-DORY-ble! If you missed my post yesterday, go check out Nemo-tional!

Monday, November 18, 2013

Good morning, readers! I have an exciting week planned for Adventures In Acetone! Sea Lore Polish just released her new fall collection and I'm doing a week long event to show them to you! The collection is called FALLing for Nemo and it's inspired by 5 of the famous characters in Finding Nemo!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Good morning, readers! I don't have any swatches for today (it would normally be Swatch Saturday) but instead I am going to show you what's on my nails for the weekend! I guess its a NOTD post (Nails of the Day) or maybe I can call it NOTW (Nails of the Weekend) post? Anywho, here we go!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's the final day of Black and White Week with The Digit-al Dozen! I've decided to revisit the "pond mani" with a black and white color scheme. I also attempted some simple butterfly shapes using 2 dotting tools and a striper brush.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Hello, readers!! As promised, these last 2 designs for Digit-al Dozen Black and White Week are not Doctor Who inspired. Instead, I've decided to revisit some of my own tutorials and choose colors that fit in with this week's theme!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Good morning, readers! It's time for another combined post of Tutorial Tuesday AND Day 2 of Black and White Week with The Digit-al Dozen! Today's design is another Doctor Who character-- the adorable Adipose!

Below is a preview of the tutorial. You will find full sized pictures and step by step instructions further down in this post.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Good morning, readers! Happy Veterans Day to all of you out there, especially to Mr. Adventures In Acetone- I am so blessed to have you for a husband, best friend, and father to our babies!

It's Black and White week with The Digit-al Dozen! This was a challenging week for me, and as of today, I'm only half way done with my designs. I have some ideas for the last 2, so I hope they work out.

Today's post is another evil character found in one of our favorite shows: Doctor Who! These are the killer snowmen from the Christmas special called The Snowmen. I had a hard time thinking of non-snowy scenes for this theme week so at least I made it a bit creepy. Ha!

Friday, November 8, 2013

Hello, readers!! Today's post is really exciting for me, and I just wanted to thank you all so much for following my blog, Facebook, instagram, pinterest, or where ever else you've seen my nail art and supported me over the past couple of years. Never did I realize my silly nail art hobby would grow so much over the last 2.5 years and that I would have so many followers and page views. On October 29th, I hit 1 million pageviews here on Adventuresinacetone.com and couldn't have been more excited! High follower numbers are certainly wonderful, but I feel like if no one is actually coming to my blog and reading my posts, the time I take writing them and uploading multiple pictures isn't worth it. I've decided to have a giveaway in celebration!!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Good morning, readers! I have a glow in the dark polish by Indigo Bananas to share with you today! It's called Medusa Transducer and it is from the recent Rocky Horror inspired collection! The most surprising part? It glows in the dark TEAL!